https://www.amazon.com/Day-Orphan-dr-Nat-Tanoh/dp/1912145561/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530297283&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Day+of+the+Orphan https://mediadiversified.org/2018/04/22/revolutionise-your-bookshelf-this-april/ I am quite delighted with MediaDiversified's review of my novel - ‘The Day of the Orphan.’ The review demonstrates a great combination of telescopic and panoramic literary sensibilities.  The blend and cross integration of topicality, themes, story and characters are teased out quite nicely. And certainly, even the faintest comparison to a literary masterpiece such as ‘The Pilgrims Progress’ is high praise indeed.  The review's assertion of 'present-day relevance’ is indeed something I sought to convey. There is far too much going on in this world that requires our attention. Thus, like Saga in my novel and his band of young Orphan warriors, we must have the courage of our convictions, rally similar minded folk and stand up ag...

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

BookExpo, WFUV #FUVBoat, and BookCon Panel Discussions Congested traffic and the late arrival of my mass transit choice combined with another person’s (in line in front of me!) registration woes kept me from attending “Being a Person Is Hard” with Tom Papa (of “Marriage Ref” fame), but while waiting to disembark, my seat mate recommended two interesting books to add to my TBR list: Daughter of the Cold War by Grace Kennan Warnecke and Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. So that gave me my book fix for Friday. The mad dash to the Javits Convention Center to catch the end of BookExpo very conveniently placed me within a few blocks of Pier 40. Hornblower Cruises and Events provided a lovely floating venue for the annual WFUV #FUVBOAT dance party. Their roster of djs uploaded one fab tune after another and didn’t miss a beat between spin duty hand-offs during the three hours of shaking it in the packed dance flour (with equally enthusiastic participation by ...

So my sangria goggles might have made the idea of hand decorating "I <3..." woven yarn bracelets as tokens of appreciation for people who are kind enough to share their #bookloversconfess tales with me this weekend better in theory than in execution.  #BookExpo #BookCon #bookloversconfess  Booklovers’ True Confessions What’s the craziest thing you’ve done in order to keep reading a book? Have you ever taken a sick day from work or skipped school in order to finish reading a book? Have you ever lied to friends or family about having other plans so you could stay home and read? Have you ever used your time in a public restroom stall to read? Have you ever used money that was supposed to pay for something else to buy books? How many books (digital or physical) do you take with you on vacation? For seasoned booklovers: Have you ever bought a book, read it overnight, then returned it to the store for a refund the next day? For ...

BookExpo starts today!  A Booklover’s Confessions By Cardyn Brooks Inspired by Confessions by Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri & Bryan-Michael Cox Read this These are my book confessions Just when I thought I read all I can read My librarian said I got titles on hold These are my confessions My eyes’re strained and I don’t know what to do I guess I gotta reveal more of my book confessions If I’m gonna read books I gotta read them all Darn near cried when I got that pick-up titles recall My eyes so tired and I don’t know what to do But to reveal some more of my book confessions Now this gon’ be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do Got me thinkin’ to myself askin’ how I’m gon’ choose which book to read next, TBR list Review websites I’m peepin’ at, bookstores I’m creepin’ in May tempt me to buy and keepin’ books better borrowed then  returned First thing that came to mind was budget Second thing was how will all these books...

https://mediadiversified.org/2018/05/06/fun-and-serious-reads-for-your-summer-bookshelf/

https://mediadiversified.org/2018/04/22/revolutionise-your-bookshelf-this-april/